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The Antiquities of England and Wales
Francis Grose
1797 [1810]
Printed for Hooper & Wingstead : London
11.5" by 9"
[6], 118pp.
SUMMARY
New edition of Francis Groses study of the history of England and Wales, illustrated with lovely engravings and maps, some expertly hand-coloured, and rebound in modern cloth.
Colour Plates,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs2 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Dated 1797 to title page, but watermark 1810 to rear indicates this to be a reprint of a new edition.
Volume VII of an eight volume set of Francis Groses topographical account of the antiquities of England and Wales.
Chapters focus on Anglesea, Brecknockshire, Caermarthenshire, Caernarvonshire, Cardiganshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Glamorganshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire, Pembrokeshire, and Radnorshire.
Illustrated with a large folding map, frontispiece, engraved title page, seventy copper plates, and numerous maps in text, one of which expertly hand-coloured. Collated, complete.
CONDITION
Rebound in modern duo cloth, new endpapers. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Binding only lightly tender to rear, holding firm throughout. Minor staining mark to upper right corner first few leaves, not affecting illustration to frontispiece or any of the text. Pages generally very clean with only minor spotting to odd leaf, especially leaves of plates.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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